Gary Kirsten will be serving as the batting coach for the Royal Challengers Bangalore in the upcoming season of Indian Premier League. He was the coach of the Indian cricket team that lifted the 2011 World Cup in India and was earlier part of the Delhi Daredevils franchise.

However, there no official announcement from RCB about Kirsten’s agreement but it is likely that he will take the batting coach’s role because Daniel Vettori, who has been the head coach for RCB, will remain in the team’s coaching staff. Kirsten is currently the head coach of the Big Bash League franchise Hobart Hurricanes, his first stint in BBL.

In the 2014 season, RCB finished second from the bottom and in 2015, they lost the second qualifier to Chennai Super Kings to finish third. The 2016 season was one of the bests as they reached the finals before losing to Sunrisers Hyderabad. The last season was a forgettable one as they won only three matches out of 14 and finished bottom of the table.

The auctions for IPL 2018 will be held on January 27 and 28 in Bangalore and a franchise can retain up to five players. Virat Kohli, the captain of the franchise, is one name that the team would like to retain for sure.